Patents by Inventor Hajime Watanabe

Hajime Watanabe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170218125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising: a step of reacting a poly(arylenesulfonium salt) having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1) with an aliphatic amide compound to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (2): wherein R1 represents a direct bond, —Ar2—, —Ar2—S— or —Ar2—O—; Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an arylene group optionally having a functional group as a substituent; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aromatic group optionally having an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms as a substituent; and X? represents an anion, wherein R1 and Ar1 are the same as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Takashi Furusawa, Satoshi Ogawa, Toshikazu Takata
  • Patent number: 9688817
    Abstract: A problem is to provide a method for producing a polyarylene sulfide resin having excellent reactivity to other compounds and resins, such as an impact resistance improver such as an epoxysilane coupling agent, a functional group-containing thermoplastic elastomer, or the like, and also provide a polyarylene sulfide resin composition produced by the production method, not containing chlorine atoms, and having the excellent reactivity. A method for producing a polyarylene sulfide resin includes performing polymerization reaction of a mixture containing a diiodo aromatic compound, a sulfur compound, and a polymerization inhibitor having a specified functional group. The problem can be solved by using a polyarylene sulfide resin composition containing a polyarylene sulfide resin having a specified terminal functional group and iodine atoms within a range of 0.01 to 10,000 ppm relative to the polyarylene sulfide resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: DIC CORPORATION (TOKYO)
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Toshio Hinokimori
  • Patent number: 9673547
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a plated terminal for connector which requires a smaller insertion force by reducing a friction coefficient and a terminal pair formed using such a plated terminal for connector. An alloy containing layer (1) made of tin and palladium and containing a tin-palladium alloy is formed on a surface of a terminal base material (2) made of copper or copper alloy. Here, the alloy containing layer (1) is preferably such that domain structures of a first metal phase (11) made of an alloy of tin and palladium are formed in a second metal phase (12) made of pure tin or an alloy having a higher ratio of tin to palladium than in the first metal phase (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Saka, Hajime Watanabe, Mikio Satou, Masayuki Ookubo
  • Publication number: 20170146096
    Abstract: An assembly method for a planetary roller speed changer is provided. The planetary roller speed changer includes a plurality of planetary rollers that is in rolling contact with both an input shaft and a fixed ring and an output shaft supported by a housing and rotating along with the planetary rollers. An assembly apparatus includes an adjustment apparatus that enables positions of the fixed ring and the housing to be adjusted and a measurement apparatus that measures irregularity of rotation of the output shaft. In an assembly step, the fixed ring and the housing are fixed at a position where the irregularity of rotation of the output shaft is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9657142
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising: reacting a sulfoxide represented by the following formula (1) with a particular aromatic compound to obtain a poly(arylenesulfonium salt) having a particular constitutional unit; and dealkylating or dearylating the poly(arylenesulfonium salt) to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin having a particular constitutional unit, wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, etc.; Ar1 and Ar2 each independently represent an arylene group optionally having a substituent; and Z represents a direct bond, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: DIC Corporation, National University Corporation, Iwate University
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Takashi Furusawa, Satoshi Ogawa, Toshikazu Takata
  • Patent number: 9657141
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polyarylene sulfide resin comprising: a step of reacting a poly(arylenesulfonium salt) having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (1) with an aliphatic amide compound to obtain a polyarylene sulfide resin having a constitutional unit represented by the following formula (2): wherein R1 represents a direct bond, —Ar2—, —Ar2—S— or —Ar2—O—; Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an arylene group optionally having a functional group as a substituent; R2 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aromatic group optionally having an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms as a substituent; and X? represents an anion, wherein R1 and Ar1 are the same as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: DIC Corporation, National University Corporation, Iwate University
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Takashi Furusawa, Satoshi Ogawa, Toshikazu Takata
  • Patent number: 9635150
    Abstract: A communication apparatus selects at least one function out of a plurality of functions, searches for an external apparatus, identifies a service provided by the external apparatus searched for by the search unit, acquires functional information about a function of the external apparatus searched for by the search unit, and determines whether the searched-for external apparatus has a function corresponding to the function selected by the selection unit based on functional information acquired by the acquisition unit, wherein the determination by the determination unit is executed before participating in a wireless network, and performs control not to participate in a wireless network for communicating with the searched-for external apparatus if the searched-for external apparatus is determined not to have a function corresponding to the function selected by the selection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Toshiyuki Takagi
  • Patent number: 9613750
    Abstract: In a segment coil manufacturing method for manufacturing a segmented coil by bending a flat rectangular conductor using a forming die so that the segmented coil has a circular arc section, a crank section, and a protrusion-shaped section, the forming die includes an outer peripheral surface forming upper die, an inner peripheral surface forming upper die, an inner peripheral surface forming lower die, and an outer peripheral surface forming lower die, and the method includes forming the circular arc section, the crank section, and the protrusion-shaped section while holding at least two surfaces of the outer peripheral surfaces of the flat rectangular conductor by the outer peripheral surface forming upper die, the inner peripheral surface forming upper die, the inner peripheral surface forming lower die, and the outer peripheral surface forming lower die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Watanabe, Manabu Kitamura, Hajime Watanabe, Shingo Hashimoto, Takanori Oota
  • Patent number: 9595719
    Abstract: A composite metal foil is provided comprising a porous metal foil comprising a two-dimensional network structure composed of a metal fiber, and a primer provided on at least a part of the interior and/or periphery of pores of the porous metal foil. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a composite metal foil which has a desired function imparted by a primer in addition to superior properties derived from a porous metal foil, in a highly productive and cost effective manner that is suited for continuous production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Matsunaga, Hajime Watanabe, Joe Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20170064063
    Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises: a first wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus by a first communication method; a second wireless communication unit configured to communicate by a second communication method; a near field wireless communication unit configured to perform communication by near field wireless communication; and an enabling unit configured to, in accordance with having performed near field wireless communication with an external apparatus, enable communication by the first wireless communication unit or the second wireless communication unit, wherein the enabling unit, if an operation mode of the communication apparatus is a predetermined operation mode, enables communication by the first wireless communication unit, and if the operation mode of the communication apparatus is not the predetermined operation mode, enables communication by the second wireless communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Hajime Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20170033486
    Abstract: A terminal pair including a first terminal provided with a first contact portion and a second terminal provided with a second contact portion. The first contact portion includes a composite covering layer having a Sn—Pd based alloy phase and a Sn phase, and has a surface including the Sn—Pd based alloy phase and the Sn phase. The second contact portion includes a Cu—Sn alloy layer and a Sn layer covering part of the Cu—Sn alloy layer, and has a surface including a Cu—Sn alloy region corresponding to an exposed portion of the Cu—Sn alloy layer and a Sn region corresponding to an exposed portion of the Sn layer. A coefficient of friction for sliding movement between the first contact portion and the second contact portion is lower than a coefficient of friction for sliding movement between the two first contact portions and between the two second contact portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshifumi SAKA, Masayuki OOKUBO, Hajime WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20170009873
    Abstract: A planetary roller power transmission device includes: a stationary ring; a sun shaft; planetary rollers provided between the stationary ring and the sun shaft so as to be pressed against them; a carrier that supports the planetary rollers so that the planetary rollers are rotatable and that rotates in conjunction with revolution of the planetary rollers; and a disk-shaped support plate supporting an oil-containing member that can be in contact with a peripheral surface of each planetary roller. Axial free movement of the support plate is restricted by the planetary rollers and the sun shaft or a member that is integrated with the sun shaft so as to be integrally rotatable. The support plate is structured so as to be rotatable relatively to the sun shaft in conjunction with rotation of the sun shaft due to contact with the sun shaft or the member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9525812
    Abstract: A master flash apparatus which emits light when an image capturing device outputs a synchronous light emission command after the image capturing device outputs a first light emission start command. The apparatus can perform wireless communication with a slave flash apparatus which emits light in response to a second light emission start command received from the master flash apparatus. A transmission unit transmits the second light emission start command to the slave flash apparatus when a predetermined time has elapsed after the image capturing device outputs the first light emission start command. A measurement unit measures a time from the output of the first light emission start command from the image capturing device to the output of the synchronous light emission command from the image capturing device. An adjustment unit adjusts the predetermined time based on the time measured by the measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hajime Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160356315
    Abstract: A rolling bearing apparatus includes a bearing portion and a lubrication unit. The lubrication unit is provided adjacently to an annular space in an axial direction. The annular space is formed between an inner ring and an outer ring, and the lubrication unit has a tank storing lubricant that is supplied to the annular space. The tank has an outer wall on a radially outer side, and a space formed on a radially inner side of the outer wall is a storage portion for storing the lubricant. An oil supply hole that is used to refill the storage portion with the lubricant is provided passing through the outer wall. The oil supply hole is open to the radially outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta HASAMA, Hajime WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20160356314
    Abstract: A rolling bearing apparatus includes: a bearing portion having an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, and a cage; and a lubrication unit that is provided adjacently to an annular space formed between the inner ring and the outer ring and that has a pump that feeds a lubricant into the annular space. The pump has a main body portion having an internal space in which the lubricant is retained and being open at one end of the main body portion, a metal diaphragm fixed to a fixation portion that is a part of the main body portion so as to close the opening of the main body portion, and a piezoelectric element fixed to the diaphragm. At least the fixation portion of the main body portion is formed of metal, and the fixation portion and the diaphragm are fixed together by metal joining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta HASAMA, Hajime WATANABE, Kiyoshi TANIMOTO, Koichi SAKURAI
  • Patent number: 9512527
    Abstract: A reinforced porous metal foil is provided including a porous portion comprising a two-dimensional network structure composed of a metal fiber and a reinforced portion which is substantially non-porous or less porous than the porous portion. The reinforced portion is composed of the same metal the metal fiber and is continuous and integral with the porous portion. Accordingly, it possible to provide a porous metal foil having superior properties at a low cost in a highly productive manner that is also suitable for continuous production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Matsunaga, Joe Nishikawa, Hajime Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9488226
    Abstract: A rolling bearing apparatus includes: a bearing portion with an inner ring, an outer ring, balls, and a cage; and a lubrication unit provided adjacently to an annular space formed between the inner ring and the outer ring. The lubrication unit apparatus includes a pump that supplies a lubricant to the annular space and a tank in which a lubricant is stored. The pump has a housing portion filled with the lubricant and a driving portion that drives the lubricant in the housing portion to discharge the lubricant into the annular space. In order to detect insufficiency of the lubricant, the lubrication unit further includes a sensor provided in the pump and having an output that changes according to an amount of the lubricant in the housing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hajime Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160285030
    Abstract: There is provided a high gloss electrodeposited copper foil which can be manufactured in a short time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshinori MATSUURA, Toshimi NAKAMURA, Masaharu MYOI, Hajime WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9441069
    Abstract: The present invention provides an epoxy resin having a low melting point, low melt viscosity, excellent solvent solubility, and excellent processability. Also, the present invention provides an epoxy resin composition and a cured product thereof having excellent fluidity, processability, flexibility, adhesion, and thermal conductivity. The epoxy resin is represented by general formula (I) below (Q: an alkylene chain having a C1-C9 linear part which may have a C1-C18 alkyl group in a side chain, or a linkage chain having an ether bond present between two continuous methylene groups in the alkylene chain; A: a phenylene unit in which 2 to 4 phenylene groups are bonded directly or through a linkage chain, or a naphthylene unit, n: 0 to 10). The epoxy resin composition contains the epoxy resin and a curing agent. The composition includes the epoxy resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuo Arita, Hajime Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20160240950
    Abstract: A board terminal 1 includes a base material 11 made of a metal material and a plating film 12 covering a surface of the base material 11. The plating film 12 includes an outermost layer 120 having a Sn mother phase 120a and Sn—Pd-based alloy phases 120b dispersed in the Sn mother phase 120a, the Sn mother phase 120a and the Sn—Pd-based alloy phases 120b being present on an outer surface. A Pd content in the outermost layer 120 is not more than 7 atomic %. A board connector 2 includes the board terminal 1 and a housing 20 for holding the board terminal 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Hajime Watanabe, Yasushi Saitoh, Yoshifumi Saka